Who Has More to Prove During the 2013 FedEx Cup: Tiger Woods or Rory McIlroy?

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Published: August 16, 2013

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Seven months ago, Tiger Woods and Rory McIlroy went off to the Middle East in search of riches and a desire to get 2013 off to a start befitting the top two players in the world.

Woods was ranked No. 2 in the world, coming off a 2012 season in which he won three times, finished in the top 10 nine times and earned $6,133,158.

McIlroy was No. 1 (he's now No. 3) and was coming off a monster season, having won his second major and three of his last five starts.

He won $8,047,952 on the PGA Tour and won the Order of Merit on the European Tour as well.

The golf world waited breathlessly for the two to ignite what was hoped to be an explosive rivalry, which was sorely missing from the game.

Something happened on the McIlroy side of the rivalry. A problem developed with his ignition system and instead of rocketing off, he has sat idly by on the launch pad.

As when the season began, McIlroy comes into the FedEx Cup with much to prove.



His early-season crash and burn—which really began with the wholesale change of equipment in his bag as a result of a multi-million dollar deal with Nike, a burgeoning relationship with tennis star Caroline Wozniacki and round after round of subpar play—finally resulted in some on-course bad behavior.

McIlroy walked off the course in the middle of the Honda Classic and bent at least a couple of irons in frustration.

A pair of ties for eighth, the most recent coming in last weekend’s PGA Championship, have brightened his prospects a bit.

Meanwhile, in the Woods camp, five wins, seven top-10s and $7,687,119 in earnings this year have put him solidly back in the driver’s seat in golf, even though the only threat to him never really got out of the “hoped for” stage.

The only thing Woods has to prove at all—the majors—is a moot point for 2013. He fai...
Article Source: Bleacher Report - Golf

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